To celebrate, or protest, the all-human FIFA World Cup in Brazil, elephants in Thailand's Ayutthaya province suited up to show off their skills on June 9, taking on a squad of humans in a rare battle for interspecies sports supremacy. Brazil Elephant is No. 1, so presumably the goalkeeper, showing off the popular standing-sideways strategy.

To celebrate, or protest, the all-human FIFA World Cup in Brazil, elephants in Thailand's Ayutthaya province suited up to show off their skills on June 9, taking on a squad of humans in a rare battle for interspecies sports supremacy. Brazil Elephant is No. 1, so presumably the goalkeeper, showing off the popular standing-sideways strategy.

The humans go on the offensive! They are slightly handicapped by the outsize ball, but if the game were easy would it be beautiful? The match was billed as part of a campaign to promote the 2014 World Cup and also, somehow, to discourage gambling during the tournament. Well, betting on this match was certainly a mug's game.

The humans go on the offensive! They are slightly handicapped by the outsize ball, but if the game were easy would it be beautiful? The match was billed as part of a campaign to promote the 2014 World Cup and also, somehow, to discourage gambling during the tournament. Well, betting on this match was certainly a mug's game.